Ted Hurley

Ted Hurley
Ted Hurley at the 2025 Irish Maths Society Meeting
Born(1944-09-22)22 September 1944
EducationUniversity College Galway
University of London
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsImperial College London, University of Sheffield, University College Dublin, University College Galway
Academic advisorsKarl W. Gruenberg

Ted Hurley (born Thaddeus C. Hurley on 22 September 1944) is an Irish mathematician and retired university professor specialising in algebra, specifically in group theory, group rings, cryptography, coding theory and computer algebra. In 1976, Hurley was a founding member of the Irish Mathematical Society, and he served as its inaugural secretary (1977-1979).